Where does “isle” come from?

isle (French) comes from French île, from Middle French isle, from Old French isle, from Vulgar Latin isula, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.

isle (French): Obsolete spelling of île

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of île

Ancestry of “isle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchîleisland
2Middle Frenchisleisland
3Old Frenchisleisland
4Vulgar Latinisula—
5LatinĪnsula—
6Proto-Italicenselā—
Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →Every word from Latin Īnsula →Every word from Vulgar Latin isula →